New Delhi: The 25-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena alliance is on the brink of falling apart with both sides adamant to their respective stands on the issue of seat-sharing for the upcoming assembly polls in Maharashtra.
A formal announcement in this regard is likely to made today.
The BJP's state unit leadership is schedule to meet at party's office in Dadar to take a final call on the issue.
As per the latest report, top Shiv Sena leadership will visit the BJP's office at around 11:30 pm to meet where they will meet the core committee members.
BJP's general secretary in charge of Maharashtra Rajiv Pratap Rudy had said on Monday that party president Amit Shah spoke to Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and demanded 135 seats, saying that it is prepared for five less and even accept ‘the worst possible seats'.
Thackeray, however, made it clear in Mumbai that his final offer to the BJP was 119 seats while Sena will fight 151 seats, leaving 18 for smaller allies.
"Shah has spoken to Sena chief and that itself indicates that we are very very eager to have the alliance," Rudy said.
Rejecting the proposal, Rudy said, "It would be very disheartening if we have to break the alliance, so the proposal has been made."
The assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana will be held in a single phase on October 15. Counting of votes will take place on October 19.
